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<p>Another tournament for Swoyersville Legion, another win.</p><p>Fresh off a state championship, Swoyersville opened the Mid-Atlantic Regionals with a decisive 5-0 win over New Jersey champ Flemington on Wednesday in Purcellville, Virginia.</p><p>Tyler Yankosky continued his dominance on the mound, pitching eight shutout innings, scattering four singles while striking out five. The big right-hander added a home run at the plate.</p><p>State tournament MVP Ryan Hogan got things started with a first-inning RBI double. It remained 1-0 until the bottom of the sixth when Yankosky hit a solo shot. Justin Montalvo brought home a run with a bases-loaded walk later in the frame to make it 3-0.</p><p>In the seventh, Mark Baron laid down a bases-loaded bunt to bring home a run on a sacrifice and Hogan drove in his second run of the day to make it 5-0 in the eighth.</p><p>Pat Adamski came on to pitch the ninth, picking up a pair of strikeouts.</p><p>The double-elimination bracket continues Thursday with Swoyersville scheduled for the final matchup of a four-game set, expected to start after 7 p.m. The opponent will either be host team Leesburg or Delaware champ Middletown.</p><p>Pennsylvania runner-up Blackhawk is also in the tournament and won its opener 13-2.</p><p>The tournament runs through Sunday, with the regional winner advancing to the Legion World Series.</p><p><strong>12U BASEBALL </strong></p><p><strong>South Wilkes-Barre 12,</strong></p><p><strong>Wyo./West Wyoming 11</strong></p><p>Dilan Veras delivered an RBI single to score Isaiah Parker in the seventh inning to lift South Wilkes-Barre to a dramatic win. Ryan Dzurisin clubbed two home runs &#8212; a three-run shot and a two-run shot &#8212; to lead the offense.</p><p>Brady McNulty added two doubles while Matt Maciejczyk, Chris Maciejczyk and Josh Bottger had two singles each. Wyoming/West Wyoming&#8217;s Nick Elko hit a two-run homer and also doubled.</p><style>
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<div class="neCaption">Swoyersville players celebrate another victory Wednesday as they look to win regionals and claim a spot in the Legion World Series. </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo0>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/web1_IMG_0201-1.jpg</photo0><caption0>Swoyersville players celebrate another victory Wednesday as they look to win regionals and claim a spot in the Legion World Series. </caption0><photoCredit0>Submitted photo </photoCredit0></div><div class="neFile"><img class="neImage" src="https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/web1_IMG_0247-1.jpg">
<div class="neCaption">Swoyersville slugger Ryan Hogan doubled and finished with two RBI to help lead the team to a win in Wednesday&#8217;s regional tournament opener. </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo1>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/web1_IMG_0247-1.jpg</photo1><caption1>Swoyersville slugger Ryan Hogan doubled and finished with two RBI to help lead the team to a win in Wednesday&#8217;s regional tournament opener. </caption1><photoCredit1>Submitted photo </photoCredit1></div></div>
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Swoyersville Legion wins Mid-Atlantic Regional opener